European Union classifies obesity as a chronic disease The European Commission has just listed obesity as a chronic and recurrent disease that, in turn, acts as a gateway to other non-communicable diseases, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer Whether or not obesity is seen as a disease is not a trivial matter. There are [...]
To "eat everything" is to eat badly Your grandmother - although it might be better to say your grandmother's grandmother - was right, in that context, when she said "you have to eat everything" as an ultra-distilled message about what healthy eating should be. But today, I'm sorry, no. She wouldn't be right. That's why [...]
Diabetes y Alzheimer, did you know? Professionally, there are some things that I find very striking; I would even say that they annoy me. And that frustrate me. Or something halfway between discomfort and frustration. And it is a question of experience rather than "knowledge.” One of these things is, for example, to contrast [...]
Alcohol can´t fit into a helthy diet Fortunately, nutritional recommendations have changed significantly over the last century. In spite of this, the population's inertia towards the previous recommendations is enormous. If this is something negative, it is worse when such inertia is contrasted among not a few health professionals. As much as it has [...]
Gestational diabetes does not end at childbirth A few days ago, Belén, a 45-year-old woman, came to the office. Immersed in the care of her two daughters of 7 and 5 years, she told me: "I am very tired. Maybe it's because of the life I lead, with so much stress and little rest". [...]
The quality of the diet is as important, if not more than weight When food choices are right, being obese does NOT increase the risk of type 2 diabetes Being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and suffering from obesity was, at least until now, a tight relationship. So much so that the threat of [...]
The dangerous interaction between COVID-19 and type 2 diabetes "Observational data indicate that patients with diabetes are at greater risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection, severe illness and death from COVID-19 than patients without diabetes" Advances in Motion Mayo, 2020. Type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of serious complications or death if you [...]
Weight loss after a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes increases the chances of remission Type 2 diabetes has traditionally been a relatively similar condition to type 1 diabetes in that the end result, in essence, was very similar in both diagnoses, although the causes leading to one or the other type of diabetes were [...]
New features in DIABETESprevent app with specific advice during coronavirus crisis The main goal for a person with diabetes is to maintain blood glucose values in normal ranges The emergence of the coronavirus around the world has made a huge difference to all aspects of our lives. In the specific case of people with [...]
Diabetes and COVID-19: a particularly at-risk group and some tips While the risk of being infected with coronavirus is the same for everyone, the consequences for people with diabetes could be much more severe The British Diabetes Association (Diabetes UK) one of the most highly regarded institutions in the world's diabetes field, sustains that anyone [...]
